In General, acrylic on found wood, 2008
In General is one of the paintings in my current solo show Idiolect, now showing at AKA Gallery in Oklahoma City's Paseo District.
In General, detail view, 2008.
June 6 is the next First Friday Artwalk in the Paseo. Also opening that night is the Canvas show. If you're in the Oklahoma City area (and who isn't?), come on out and see some art!
Related: See a shot of In General, in progress, in situ, at my former studio, over here.
Faye (Runs Hot And Cold), acrylic on canvas, 2008.
Faye is one of the paintings in my current solo show Idiolect, now showing at AKA Gallery in Oklahoma City's Paseo District. This weekend is the annual Paseo Arts Festival. The hours are as follows:
Saturday 05.24 10 am to 9 pm Sunday 05.25 10 am to 9 pm Monday 05.26 10 am to 6 pm
Hope to see you there!
Faye, detail view
Faye, another detail view.
Not What I Meant, acrylic on wood panel, 2008. Click image to enlarge.
A few years back I came into a whole pile of these 8 x 22 inch wood panels. I think they were raw cabinet doors that hadn't been shaped and finished. Usually I paint on them vertically, so this is the first time I've used one in its wide format. Just in time for Illustration Friday: Wide.
Not What I Meant, detail view.
This panel was actually a so-so painting several years back. (In fact, it was one of a series of paintings I did that turned out so poorly that I realized I needed to go back to school and learn to paint. Hence: graduate school.) To start the painting you see here, I sanded the previous painting's surface, then added the red and blue. I scratched the fish shapes away with an exacto knife (and many many blades). It's so satisfying to transform a failure into a success.
Dum Dum, acrylic on Rives BFK mounted on panels, 2008
Dum Dum detail view.
Idiolect is now open at AKA Gallery, 3001 Paseo, Oklahoma City, through June 20. Thank you to everyone who came to the opening! In addition to the gallery's regular hours, there will be public receptions during the Paseo Arts Fest, May 24-26, and the next First Friday Art Walk on June 6.
If you got one of my postcards for this show, you might notice a similarity with this painting. The underpainting of Dum Dum became the postcard design. If you'd like to receive postcards from me in the future, head on over to my contact page and drop me a note -- I'd be happy to add you to my mailing list.
Ev(l)olve: A Sticky Wicket, acrylic on canvas, 2008.
Ev(l)olve will be in my upcoming solo show, Idiolect. (Idiolect is a word that means personal language.) Idiolect opens Friday, May 2, at AKA Gallery in OKC's Paseo District. The show runs through the end of June and will be open during the annual Paseo Art Fest.